Jemison v. Crichlow, 74 N.Y.2d 726

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‍affirmed, with costs, and the certified question answered in the affirmative.

We agree with so much of the opinion of Justice Lawrence J. ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‍Bracken at the Appellate Division (139 AD2d 332) that holds that actions against the City Marshal for acts done in an official ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‍capacity or by omission of an official duty and based on common law must be instituted within the one-year period provided ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‍by CPLR 215 (1). Plaintiff’s cause of action based upon 42 USC § 1983 is not before us.

Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‍Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa concur in memorandum.

Order affirmed, etc. [See, 74 NY2d 828.]

Case Details

Case Name: Jemison v. Crichlow

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Jun 30, 1989

Citations: 74 N.Y.2d 726; 543 N.E.2d 78; 544 N.Y.S.2d 813; 1989 N.Y. LEXIS 832

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.